§ 61836 Milk Producer Definition

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•A 'producer' is someone who has at least five cows and sells their milk following health rules.
•The milk must be bought or handled by a handler or a group of producers working together.
•This includes certain groups of producers who work together as a team to sell milk.

Example

A farmer has six cows and sells their milk to a local dairy company.

The farmer is considered a 'producer' because they have more than five cows and sell milk that meets health rules to a handler (the dairy company).

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§ 61836 Milk Producer Definition

“Producer” means any person that produces market milk from five or more cows in conformity with the applicable health regulations of the place in which it is sold, and whose bulk market milk is received, acquired, or handled by any handler or any nonprofit association of producers. It includes the nonprofit cooperative associations described in Article 3 (commencing with Section 61871) of this chapter in the transactions in which such article provides that the associations are producers. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1192.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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producer health regulation conformity association

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 61836.

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